| ATO Records | |
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| Founded | 2000 (2000) |
| Founder | Dave Matthews Coran Capshaw |
| Distributor(s) | Virgin Music (US) PIAS Group (Europe) |
| Genre | Various |
| Country of origin | United States |
| Location | New York City |
| Official website | atorecords |
ATO Records (orAccording to Our Records) is an Americanindependent record label based in New York City. The label was established in 2000 byDave Matthews and managerCoran Capshaw.
ATO's roster includesMy Morning Jacket,Brittany Howard,Black Pumas,Nick Hakim,Alabama Shakes,Rodrigo y Gabriela,Mattiel,Brandi Carlile,Joseph,King Gizzard and the Lizard Wizard,[1]Hurray for the Riff Raff,Benjamin Booker,Lee Ann Womack,SOJA,Okkervil River,Blind Pilot,Old 97's,Drive-By Truckers,Primus,Margaret Glaspy,The Claypool Lennon Delirium,[2]J Roddy Walston and the Business, andAmyl and the Sniffers.[3]
The label also operates a sublabel,TBD Records, which was founded in 2007 and is best known for being the North American distributor for twoRadiohead albums.[4]
ATO is distributed in the US byUniversal'sVirgin Music Label & Artist Services and byPIAS Group in Europe.[5]
Released in April 2012, Alabama Shakes’ debut album,Boys & Girls, was named as one of the year's best albums by many publications, includingRolling Stone.[6]
The label's highest selling releases areWhite Ladder byDavid Gray andSound & Color byAlabama Shakes, both of which have been certified Platinum - for sales of or exceeding 1 million units - by theRecording Industry Association of America.[7] Three other releases have been certified Gold, for sales of 500,000 copies:In Rainbows byRadiohead,Boys & Girls byAlabama Shakes andA New Day at Midnight byDavid Gray.[7]
ATO Records has won nineA2IM Liberia Awards and has been nominated over 20 times over the past five years. In 2020 the label won two award including the Best Metal Album (King Gizzard and the Lizard Wizard-Infest the Rats Nest), and Best Punk / Emo Album (Amyl and the Sniffers -Amyl and the Sniffers).[8]
ATO Records currently has seven nominations for The Americana Music Association Music Awards 2020, including Artist of the Year (Brittany Howard), Album of the Year (Brittany Howard), Song Of the Year (Brittany Howard, andDrive-By Truckers), Duo/ Group of the Year (Black Pumas, andDrive-By Truckers), and Emerging Act of the Year (Black Pumas).[9]
In November 2019 ATO Records artists received seven Grammy Nominations including Best Rock Song (Brittany Howard), Best Rock Performance (Brittany Howard), Best R&B Song (Emily King), Best Engineered Album (Emily King), Best Contemporary Instrumental Album (Rodrigo y Gabriela), Best World Music Album (Altin Gün), and Best New Artist (Black Pumas).[10]
ATO Records artistsRodrigo y Gabriela won the 2020 Grammy for Best Contemporary Instrumental Album for their album 'Mettavolution'.[11]
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